1898 'Deeds that Won the Empire' and 'Fights for the Flag'

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Fine Binding, Illustrated

William Henry Fitchett (1841-1928) was an Australian minister and journalist who regularly contributed to the Spectator and edited the Southern Cross and the Melbourne Daily Telegraph. 'Deeds that Won the Empire' is a collection of a series of articles by Fitchett, and ran thirty-five printings, selling about a quarter of a million copies. He followed this up with 'Fights for the Flag' in 1898, and a number of other military works, such as 'Wellington's Men', 'The Great Duke', 'Nelson and his Captains', and 'The Tale of the Great Mutiny'. He also published a handful of fictional and religious works.

From the library of Sir Benn Jack Brunel Cohen (1886-1965), a British Conservative MP and politician remembered for campaigning for the rights of disabled people. This work was given to him as a prize from Cheltenham College in 1900.